Thursday, March 29, 2012

Inappropriate Drop Medic has been at it again.

A paraplegic woman in an MVC. No real injuries, but since she couldn't feel her legs she just wanted to be sure. She was completely independent but relied on having her own wheelchair, slide board and bag of stuff like catheters and other paraphernalia that facilitate her independence. None of which Inappropriate Drop Medic had thought to bring along. I am old and don't lift all that well. Kate shouldn't lift anything, and Gil....well, he is older than me. Good thing the lady was gracious, open to suggestions, and wasn't really injured.

A psych patient who was clearly off her meds, ramped up and loudly and obnoxiously demanded to see another doctor. Um, this it it lady. Our crack security team (AKA, 911 local police, bless them) was happy to intervene so we could make phone calls to arrange transfer and a little bit of time to take care of less important stuff like vomiting kids and old ladies with pneumonia who needed admission.

One of the local drunks who was sleeping it off in the bushes, prompting a 911 call from a Good Citizen was brought in. NO! NO! NO! NO! Again. NO! We do not do drunks, psych patients, or women in labor. We stabilize and transfer only because we do not have the resources.

Thanks For Stopping By!

TyRANTasauras Regina

I completed my BSN 34 years after finishing my diploma program; now I don't know quite what to do with the rest of my life. In the meantime, I continue to be one of the world's oldest nurses still working at the bedside when most of my peers have moved on to management, teaching, and bartending.

I'm going on year 42 as a nurse, and the antics of the sick and the stupid continue to amuse and entertain; some days I simply shake my head. I just can't believe all the crap that goes on in emergency rooms every single day. There are a lot of good people out there putting up with it!

Any resemblence to any persons living or dead is purely coincidental. The names and maladies have been changed to protect the innocent, if there are any.

Yikes! Hell NO I Don't Make This Shit Up! (Or do I?)

While the aforementioned names, places, maladies and scenarios may have occurred, the descriptions may or may not be in real time, may in fact have occurred years ago or last week. Some of the individuals may be a composite of several people who have drifted into and out of my life. Or I may have made the whole thing up. The bottom line: it ain't you or your granny, so stop thinking that it is. I abide by HIPAA, sheesh.